S. Side Woman Dies After Sexual Attack

January 06, 1985

CHICAGO POLICE on Saturday were investigating the death of a 34-year-old former Kalamazoo, Mich., woman. The woman, who had been sexually abused, was found Friday afternoon partially clothed in a wooded area of Jackson Park near 6541 S. Cornell Ave. Sgt. John Morgan of the Wentworth Area police said the woman, identified as Karen Marie Johnson, had been living for the last few months at 1306 E. 75th St. Morgan said police believe she may have bled to death from injuries suffered in the sexual attack.